nim

In the game of Nim one player always has a winning strategy — it depends on an unusual way of adding numbers.

Combinatorial Game Theory is a powerful tool for analysing mathematical games. Lewis Dartnell explains how the technique can be used to analyse games such as Twentyone and Nim, and even some chess endgames.
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